The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
"w. E. R." WARNS DIXIE"
A Sharp Encounter of Bright Wits...
A Matter Which the School Com.
missioner Might Investigate.

"A Mutter WHICH tHe SCHOOL COu'
missioner Might Investigate.
Editor Press and Banner.
Ln! after many days there cometh a reply
to W. E. r. II seems that W. L. R. buiIded
better than he knew in placing the awful
stigma OF variable and eccentric. OH the
henrts (nh my y Of certain patrons of a public
school who do not seem to he able to hold the
bonfs apinn ay 4r S"Ee tRnn 5e
fact hat they sent reply to paper. and that
"DiXic' At the eleventh hour heeled 1t up to
town and reclaimed the manuscript, although
the obliging editor had already put the great.
er part OF 1t Into type Judging by this last
article. prudence would have been the better
part of valor this time alsG. For distortion
of facts, Ignorance of rhetoric and logic.
"DiXie's" article takes the cake, not to men
tion it's wrctched attempt mt bIasphemv,-
there is nothing In the whole affair to the
point, except one para agraa h. and that tells in
whining tones the whole story; proclaims In
an unnistakahle bray the true inwardneSs OF
the affair. 1t brays thusy:
THE teacher was out OF employment and
applied for the school, and dssired IL to open
the first OF November Was tasin l?) against
w. T.. r. to apply for q school IN November,
and cutlsc him to lash his pen into fury to
vindicate this sinD"?
The te:tcher was out oc employment: was
he? Is that any reason why he should be nj
lowed 10 open q school with an average OF on
ly six pupils in attendance. and thus In the
face Of n legal protest; and against nj pre-
cedent, cheat more than three. .fnur,hs Of the
pupils out of two months and y hal's school
Ing. The patrons of the school and the tax
payers of tie tofFnship are not responsible for
the teachers being out or employment.
Again, repent, the editor who gave that
protest the headline, "reacher Versus Chill
"DiXie's" own acknowledgment, 1t was the
money he was after, and not the greatest
number. "DiXie" should have said that he
was out Of easy employment; for he might
bn,. nud nj n Nnvpfnh1r
as he did in October. on the classic bnnks OF
Long Cane creek. il Is news 10 our section
To hear that he made an "honest" oruny 9TH
er kind Of application for the school. TO
capacity, signed the protest-the other trustee
did not know the school had been opened an.
I'll after the protest was published: The
Chairman of our Board of Trustees Is as 81.
is like Stonewall Jackson, so secretive that
"if he thought his coat tails knew his plans.
he would burn them" But our Chairman
comes of true-bluc Presbyterian Coyenante
stock, and we will await his decision and
then "let our Just cenSure attend the true
event" The balance OF the paragraph with
so much sin In it and SO many interrogation
points (wondcr. II the appreriatiye and
spunky printer didn't Insert some Of them to
NAL, known the fact that lie was bored To
death by Dixic's platitudes) simply repro
duced as specimen of the superlatiye SILL
ness OF the entire article. If 1t was sin
against w. r. r how In the name or com
mon sense could w. L. R. vIndcate It? We
seek to vindicate our rights and endenvor to
redress our wrongs. From The very nature o1
the word it is IMPOSSIBLE to use it with the
Specification which "DiXic" gives 1t. Every
once in while something turns up to make
one inquire how some teachcrs ever manage
| to get first grade certificate. Perhaps II
would be best for Dixie to study faithful lily
Towns Analysis Of the English Language. be.
fore attempting to tackle w. +. r. again, then
he won't be bofhcring people about "vindicat.
| III a
inaartiSity, ina "Dixie'' has heen Induced to give
himself away in the most complete manner
He makes nm outspoken and cheeky witness
against himself. "Out OF employmentr
not only lays himself open to the suspicion,
but brushes into print" rs the newspapers
are fond OF saying to prove to the country, IN
general and the patrons of a certain public
school, in particular. that he Is "hghting for
potatoes. and not for principles"
"nh! Dixie Lands the land cotton.
Where our friends are all forgotten"
BILE and eccentric ones, do not understand why
The card was published in the Press and Ban
ner. the .'enemy OF the public school," That's
| back. handed lick and can be explained ny
the fact that "DiXie" is o taX-eater. and the
Press and Banner is n taxpayer. Maybe the
patrons don't understand, either. why they
themselves published their eccentric card IN
the Press and Ranner an "enemy to the public
/
self carefully lest this Outburst Of SophOmnr:
ic or rather Freshman fanaticism lead to iata
results.
And, right here, will throw little light
on The e,rentric card business. I could have
done so before, but dislil>cd to he the kill:loy
| in the affair. realize, however, that delica:
| cy and generosity are In this instance wasted
MS "pearls before swine" / met one OF The
gentlemen whose name was affixed to the
card. and he told me OF, his own accord, thai
| he did not sign the card, nor was any paper
presented to him for his signature. He was
simply psked did he mean any reflection or
! the teacher. and answered verbally In the
negative. The card appeared with this gen
tleman's signature. I have heard that the
other names, with tho exception of two sign.
ers, were obininnd In the same manner. This
reduces the variable and eccentric crowd to 6
| lonely pair. Perhaps "DiXic' can tell who
got mp this wonderful cara.
"DIxe' seems To think that shadowy asser
| tions can stand against hitting facts. The men
who signed that protest. and could not be
cajnled into signing that absurd card, are
men who represent the intellect and con
servatism of their section. That they are pa'
irons of the school as we'll rs contributors tC
| It's revenue, Is so we'll known, that ft seem!
almost outOf place To mention It, That "DiX
| ie" hears me no ill-will, | will take with &
| little suit: hut know that he respects me
and wishes fcrvently that his side OF the
question was as worthy as that of
w. E. r.